Tag: Glenwood Springs
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Ski lift said to be longest-operating in Colorado set to be replaced
The 2024-25 ski season is set to be the last hurrah for the chairlift known as the longest-operating in Colorado. That’s how Sunlight Mountain Resort has known the Segundo lift, tracing its origins to 1954 in Aspen before its move to the small Glenwood Springs ski area in 1973. Sunlight recently announced plans to replace…
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Colorado hot springs expands with new pools inspired by famed mineral waters found around the world
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GLENWOOD SPRINGS • In Colorado, you can soak up the hot springs of the world. That’s the idea of the latest expansion at Iron Mountain Hot Springs. This marks the second summer of the destination’s “inspired pools” — 13 waters beside the Colorado River mixed…
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Know Before You Go: Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
Gondolas, caves and coaster! 2024 marks the mountain-top park’s 25th anniversary.
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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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Colorado’s hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers
We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. It’s an explanation dealing with deep time and the deep, subterranean layers of the Earth, where water meets minerals we associate with healing qualities. But we begin in…
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Once-proclaimed Colorado state park might not gain lofty status
One of Colorado’s most scenic lakes might not be a state park after all. In 2021, Sweetwater Lake was proclaimed to be the next state park in an announcement by Gov. Jared Polis that surprised and angered locals living around the historic property. They saw a “state park” title as threatening the place they’ve known.…
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Xcel Energy’s $2 billion Power Pathway project in eastern Colorado under fire
Xcel Energy’s $2 billion Power Pathway project to build 550 miles of high-voltage power lines in eastern Colorado has come under fire from three Colorado cities and a Nebraska energy agency. The critics said Xcel is improperly imposing part of the cost of the new power line on customers who don’t need it and won’t…
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More pools coming soon to famed hot springs resort in Colorado
New soaking spots are almost ready at one of Colorado’s most famous hot springs destinations. Glenwood Hot Springs Resort recently announced its expectation for five pools to debut early this summer. The pools of varying shapes, sizes and temperatures will be situated east of what is known as the world’s largest hot spring-fed pool. The…
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Somewhere warm for winter: 5 best hot springs to visit in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Colorado’s hot springs rise above the rest. Consider these for your soaking bucket list: Take paths near the pools of Strawberry Park Hot Springs to an array of cabins, a train caboose and a covered wagon. Chancey Bush, The Gazette file Strawberry Park…
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A marathon of action and adventure movies filmed in Colorado
Across Colorado’s movie landscape, you’ll find comedy (“Dumb and Dumber,” shot in Aspen, Breckenridge and Estes Park). You’ll find dark drama (“The Prestige,” with scenes from Redstone Castle near Carbondale). You’ll find romance (“Catch and Release,” filmed in Boulder). But this is Colorado, where action and adventure seem most fitting. That’s what we’re thinking for…